Scoreboard



May 30, 1961 J. A. BENDITT 2,986,330

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Filed Mar. 19, 1958, Ser. No. 722,497

3 Claims. (Cl. 23S-124) This invention relates to a novel scoreboard ofsimple construction especially adapted for keeping score of the resultsobtained in using a memory testing apparatus.

More particularly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide ascoreboard of unique construction which will indicate both correctanswers as well as mistakes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a scoreboard ofextremely compact construction made possible by the unique arrangementof the means employed indicating correct answers and mistakes.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafterbecome more fully apparent from the following description of thedrawing, illustrating a presently preferred embodiment thereof, andwherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the scoreboard;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view takensubstantially along a plane as indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure l,and

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view takensubstantially along a plane as indicated by the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the scoreboard in itsentirety is designated generally 5 and includes a substantially fiatrectangular board or plate 6 which is substantially rigid, and aplurality of cleat members 7 are secured in any` conventional manner tothe underside of the board 6 and extend lengthwise thereof. The upperside of the board 6 is divided by suitable markings or lines 8 into aplurality of separate spaces or sections 9. As illustrated, theindividual spaces or sections 9 are elongated in a direction crosswiseof the board 6 and are arranged in two longitudinal rows.

Each space or section 9 is provided with a slot 10, formed in the board6 and which extends longitudinally of said space 9. Each slot 10 isprovided with two indicator elements 11 and 12 which slidably engage theslot and which are thus mounted for sliding movement longitudinally ofthe section 9. Each indicator element 11 and 12 preferably includes arestricted stem 13 which extends through and is loosely disposed in theslot 10 and which has an enlargement 14 at its lower end which slidablyengages the underside of the board and which is too large to passthrough the slot 10. The indicator element 11 has a head 15 fixed to theupper end of the stem which is slidably mounted on the upper side of theboard 6 and each indicator element 12 has a head '16 at its upper endwhich is likewise slidably mounted on the upper side of the board 6. Theenlargements 14 can be secured to the lower ends of the stems 13 aftersaid stems are passed through the slots 10. The indicator elements 111are all disposed to the left of the indicator elements 12 of each spaceor section 9, and the heads 15 and 16 are distinguishably marked. Forexample, the heads 15 are preferably green and the heads 16 arepreferably red. However, if desired, the entire indicator element 11 maybe red and the entire indicator element 12 may be green.

Each section or space 9 is provided with numbered boxes 17 above theslot 10 thereof and numbered boxes I2,986,330 Patented May 30, 1961 18beneath said slot. The numbered boxes are disposed directly opposite oneanother and may be suitably` inscribed in any conventional manner on theupper surface of the board 6. The numbered boxes 17 are of a color tocorrespond to the color of the head 15 and the lower numbered boxes 18are of the same color as the head 16. The boxes 17 are numberedconsecutively from 1" to 5 from left to right while the numbers of thelower boxes 18 are in reverse order from "1 to 5, as seen in Figure 1.The slots 10 extend to beyond the ends of the num-r bered boxes 17 and18. The different spaces or sections 9 are identical except that thespaces are distinctively titled or designated to designate differentobjects, for example, as shown in Figure l, such as airplanes, bananas,books, bottles, cars, cats, chairs, drums, fishes, houses, keys, pianos,pots, ships, shoes, soldiers, spoons, stars, telephones and trees, saiddesignations being indicated at 19. The upper end portion of the uppersurface of the board 6 may contain suitable indicia 20.

The scoreboard 5 is especially adapted for use with a memory testingapparatus which may be employed as a game or for educational purposes.Such a device is disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No.720,326, tiled March 10, 1958, now Patent No. 2,890,527. After theplayer or student has examined the exposed objects, as fully describedin my co-pending application, for a prescribed period of time and theobjects have then been concealed from view, the player then attempts toremember how many of each object was visible. Assuming that he recallsseeing one object simulating a banana, he would move the green indicator11 from the left hand end of its slot 10 into alignment with the greennumeral 1 of the upper numbered boxes 17. This same procedure would thenbe followed as to each of the other objects identified on the scoreboard5 by the titles 19.

The objects would again be exposed and the results checked. Assumingthat this check disclosed that there were actually three rather than oneof the simulated bananas exposed, the player or student would then movethe other indicator element 12 of the proper space 9 from the right handend of the slot 10 to position the head 16 thereof in alignment with thenumeral 2" of the lower box 18 to indicate that two mistakes were made.If the scoreboard is used with the memory testing apparatus in myco-pending application as a game, the number of mistakes made may bededucted from the number of correct answers to obtain the players score.

A proper rallying may require movement of both indicator elements 11 and12 after the viewing apparatus is exposed for checking. For example, ifthe player had concluded that five simulated cars were exposed and thecheck showed only two, the indicator element 11 would be moved back intoalignment with the numeral 2 of the upper numbered boxes 1'] and theindicator 12 would be moved to the left into alignment with the numeral"3 of the lower numbered boxes 18 so that the player would have a minus1 score as to the cars It will be apparen-t that the total correct andincorrect answers as represented by any space 9 of the scoreboard couldnot exceed ve, since if a player is correct as to four objectsdesignated by any space he could not be incorrect as to more than one,or if correct as to three objects he could not be incorrect as to morethan two, etc. Thus, there will be no interference between the twoindicator elements 11 and 12 which occupy each slot 10 in tallying thescore.

It will be readily apparent that the cleats 7 in addition to reinforcingthe board 6 also are adapted to rest-on a. suitable supporting surfacesuch as a table for supporting the board 6 elevated, as seen in Figure2, so that the indicator elements 11 and `12 may slide freely in theslots 10 without contacting the surfacefonwhich-the-seoreboard"isresting.

Various modifications, and changes are contemplated and maybe resortedto, Without departing Vfrom the function or scope ofthe inventionashereinafter -denedfby theg'appended claims.

I-c1a`im as my invention:

l; A vgame scoreboard comprising a substantially yhat board having atleast one elongated slot, one vside'of said board having two rows ofnumbers inscribed thereon and between which the slot extends, thenumbers of one row being in reversed order relative to the numbers ofthe other row, and two indicator elements slidably movable within saidslot, said indicator elements being distinctively marked, and thenumbers of one rowbeing marked to correspond with the marking of oneindicator element and the numbers of the other row-being marked -tocorrespond ywith the marking of the other indicator element, theposition of each indicator element indicating a score with respect toits row of numbers, the combined position indicating over-all progressof the game scored.

2. A scoreboard asin claim 1, said slot beingcf a length to extendbeyond the ends of the rows of numbers whereby said indicator elementsmay be accommodated in the end portions of the slots and out ofalignment with the numbers.

3. A scoreboard as in claim l, the numbers of the two rows of numbersbeing-disposedv in transverse alignment relative to the slot.

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